BATON ROUGE — A compromise proposed in the House late Monday could raise more than $100 million in new taxes and temporarily require higher income earners to foot the bill, although it's unclear whether the measure can gain traction..

House Bill 38 by Malinda White, D-Bogalusa, would reduce the state deduction of excess itemized deductions on federal returns from 100 percent to 57.5 percent, which would raise about $117 million.

An identical bill failed to clear the House Ways and Means Committee last week, but Reps. Jim Morris, R-Oil City, and Neil Abramson, D-New Orleans, worked out a potential compromise and pitched it to members.

Morris and Abramson, who is chairman of Ways and Means, would amend White's bill to make the tax increases expire in 2017 and include a mechanism to reduce the collections if the state raises more revenue than expected.

The House has passed about $223 million in new taxes so far during this special session that began June 6, but Gov. John Bel Edwards said the state has a $600 million shortfall that will result in cuts to popular programs like TOPS, the state's college scholarship program, and safety net hospitals.

"I think it addresses many of the concerns of the members," Morris said.

Both members said their amendments remain "conceptional" and will be drafted in time for a hearing Wednesday.

But bills that would raise any income taxes have been dead on arrival so far during the special session.

"Even with the compromises, I still think it will have an uphill battle," said Rep. Jack McFarland, R-Winnfield. "I can't vote for that measure without an overall reforming of the tax system, which we're planning to do next year. The appetite for raising more taxes than we already have just isn't here."

Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1